this post was submitted on 09 Jun 2023
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Lemmy

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Everything about Lemmy; bugs, gripes, praises, and advocacy.

For discussion about the lemmy.ml instance, go to [email protected].

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Right now the user count Lemmys is comparatively tiny when held up against reddit - but the user count isn't the thing that makes a social media site, it's the engagement

So even if you're used to lurking, try to get a little more active! Post memes, vote on posts, talk in the comments, whatever!

If people come here and see activity, content, and discussions, they're more likely to stay and contribute their own - if they come and see a ghost town, they'll just go back to reddit

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I am doing my part

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

Was mostly a reddit lurker, have tried to change that by hosting my own lemmy instance and actually get involved in something!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

The best thing about Lemmy is that it's still so raw. There is so much potential for it to be turned into something really great. Then again, television was once like that, I suppose - so was the internet, now I think about it. Oh well, at least I'm not lurking.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

I'm not lurking. You are!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I saw Lemmy has already grown a lot over the weekend and I'm all for it getting bigger! To be honest I also feel a lot more motivated to actually post here instead of lurk.

And the community seems super nice so far!

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

I haven’t been lurking but feel like I should comment here specifically lol

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Being new here I think I'll mostly lurk at first. But here goes my first comment anyways. Looking forward to a growing community.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

I'm trying to not lurk, but it's a hard habit to break

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

You’re right lemmy could take off provided people engage. The transition is primed for thanks to Twitter educating us about the fediverse.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

I would also suggest starting communities! The bystander effect is strong, dont worry about things too much right now as everything is still relatively small.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Doing my part!

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